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Commander Tartar (デンワ, Tartaru Sōusi^?), known as the telephone (タルタル総帥, Denwa^?) before the final boss fight, is the main antagonist of Octo Expansion. It is an AI by created by “the professor” that typically appears as an old telephone.

Telephone Form

In its telephone form, it appears as an old-timey telephone box. Once Agent 8 has collected all four thangs, it connects its telephone body to the thangs, transforming the thangs into a blender under its control, attempting to blend Agent 8 and Cap'n Cuttlefish into raw material.

Sanitized Octarian Form

During the final boss battle, it appears as the telephone box with turquoise ooze seeping out, as well as a Sanitized Octarian tentacle poking out. The telephone also appears a bit damaged due to Agent 3's attack.

Backstory

Unlike Judd, it wasn’t sealed in a pod. The professor created the Telephone to serve the purpose of passing down all of humanity's knowledge to the next capable species, so as to prevent them from meeting the same fate as humanity.

Gallery

Telephone & Final Boss' concept art

More concept art

TarTar's Sanitized form

Commander Tartar talking

Tartar on Team Order

Trivia

• There is a similar looking telephone in Octo Canyon hanging to the side of the cabin in Tentakeel Outpost, showing signs of having rust being in a turquoise color.
• The telephone might have thought that Inklings and Octarians were no better than the humans that created him.
  • This is supported by the fact that the telephone says that Inklings and Octarians war over small genetic differences, a possible reference to the American Civil War, and racism in general.
  • It also says that they obsess over fashion trends, a reference to the modern age.
• Tartar’s first dialogue upon starting the NILS Statue fight is “TARTAR IN DA HOUSE”. This could be a reference to the first dialogue in the fight against DJ Octavio.
  • In Tartar form, it seems that the bells and speaking tube are completely disconnected from the box, as the ooze is covering the entire box.
• Commander Tartar's name is a reference to tartar sauce, a sauce made using mainly mayonnaise, which may reference the ooze seeping out of it. Tartar sauce is primarily used for seafood, referencing its displeasure for the evolved sea creatures and desire to annihilate them.
  • Tartar's name could also be a reference to Tartarus, a deep abyss far in the underworld in Greek mythology. It would reference how the facility is deep underwater. This may also tie into the possibility that the NILS Statue is meant to resemble the Greek god Hermes.
• Commander Tartar's "contemporary speech" mode is only present in the English and Latin American Spanish localizations of the Octo Expansion. In other localizations, it wonders if Agent 8 has ever heard of the promised land out loud before explaining what it is.
  • In the NOA Spanish localization, Tartar's "juvenile jargon" mode is demonstrated with exaggerated use of Mexican slang. The mode is already deactivated by the time Tartar reveals the NILS Statue.